June 2026 marks the 40th anniversary for what many country music aficionados consider the single greatest debut album in the genre’s history: Randy Travis’ Storms of Life. It’s an assessment we tend to agree with,
New releases from Willow Avalon, Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band, Austin Snell, Girl Named Tom, Redferrin, Haylie Davis, Jobi Riccio, Vandoliers, Andrew Sa, Caleb Caudle, Lori Rayne, and Midland.
New releases from Caley Watts, Wesko, Graham Barham, Bella White, Charlie Marie, Rodney Atkins, Jackie DeShannon, Jo Dee Messina, Willie Nelson, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Deslondes, and Red Clay Strays in this week’s roundup.
New releases from Grey & Greene, Keyland, Gabriella Rose, Alana Springsteen, Don Williams, Magic Tuber Stringband, and Marisa Anderson in this week’s roundup.
In an effort to be maybe just a little bit less niche around these parts, Country Universe is expanding its coverage this year to include a right and proper music festival. And we can’t imagine
New releases from The Highwomen, Joshua Ray Walker, Kip Moore, Stella Lefty, Thomas Csorba, I’m With Her, and Josiah and the Bonnevilles in this week’s roundup.
On the heels of last week’s Academy of Country Music Awards, we’re already onto the next awards cycle for the greater country universe. The Americana Music Association has announced the slate of nominees for their
